All wastes that have a charge associated with their disposal must be paid for at the gatehouse of the site before exiting. Please note there are EFTpos facilities available at the Old Quarry Road Waste Management Facility only.

Commercial Waste

All commercial waste brought to Shire Waste Management Facilities is subject to Council’s standard fees and charges. Please note all waste transported from the Perth Metropolitan regional Scheme (MRS) Area is required to pay the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC) Levy, additional to the Shire of Northam’s normal waste disposal fees.

The Shire of Northam can offer the service of an account for large operators. All accounts must be applied for and approved before any waste will be accepted under the terms of an account holder. Please note administration fees may apply to the account service.

Asbestos

Asbestos Waste is accepted at both waste management facilities and the following conditions apply:

- All Asbestos Waste must be declared to staff on entry to the premises.

- All Asbestos Waste must be double wrapped in a minimum 0.2mm HDPE plastic sheeting/bagging and taped securely and labelled Caution Asbestos in writing no less than 50mm high.

- Incorrectly wrapped and labelled Asbestos Waste Material will not be accepted at the premises.

- All Asbestos Waste must be kept separate from general waste and disposed of only in the designed asbestos disposal area.